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May 18, 2026

CSF Supported Prescribed Fire Legislation Signed into Law in Georgia and West Virginia 

Why It Matters: Prescribed burning enhances wildlife habitat, reduces wildfire risk, and improves forest health. Reducing regulatory and legislative barriers that restrict the use of prescribed fire will promote more controlled burning to support a wide range of wildlife species, including both nongame species  and game species important to sportsmen and women.  Highlights:    On May 6, Governors Sportsmen’s Caucus Member Governor Brian Kemp (Georgia) signed House Bill 983 into law, prohibiting counties and municipalities […]

May 18, 2026

Pennsylvania Introduces Legislation for Hunter & Trapper Education in Schools 

Why It Matters: In the age of technology where many adolescences spend far more time inside than outside, a change is needed to keep current and future generations of sportsmen and women on the landscape. House Bill 2460 (HB 2460) seeks to do just that by developing an age-appropriate hunting and trapping program by the Pennsylvania Department of Education in consultation with […]

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